Donald M. Payne

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Donald M. Payne

Donald Milford Payne (born July 16, 1934 in Newark , New Jersey , † March 6, 2012 in Livingston , New Jersey) was an American politician . From 1989 until his death he represented the state of New Jersey in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Donald Payne attended Barringer High School in Newark until 1952 and then studied at Seton Hall University until 1957 . In the following years he worked as a teacher and in the insurance industry. From 1970 to 1973 he was President of the Young Men's Christian Association of the United States (YMCA). At the same time he began a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . From 1972 to 1978 he was a member of the Essex County County Council. In 1980 he ran unsuccessfully in his party's primary election for Congress . From 1982 to 1988 Payne served on Newark City Council.

In the 1988 congressional elections , he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of New Jersey , where he succeeded Peter Wallace Rodino on January 3, 1987 . After eleven re-elections so far, he was able to exercise his mandate in Congress until his death. He was a member of the Committee on Education and Labor and the Foreign Affairs Committee as well as four sub-committees. In 2003 and 2004 Payne was Democratic Party Chairman in Essex County. During his time as a congressman, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001 , the Iraq war and the military operation in Afghanistan fell . He temporarily presided over the Congressional Black Caucus .

Donald Payne was widowed and last lived in Newark. He succumbed to colon cancer . His son Donald , born in 1958 and previously President of Newark City Council, was elected to succeed him in Congress.

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ US Representative Donald Payne dead at 77
personal data
SURNAME Payne, Donald M.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Payne, Donald Milford (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1934
PLACE OF BIRTH Newark , New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH March 6, 2012
Place of death Livingston , New Jersey